Renters' Rights - 10th Edition by Janet Portman & Ann O'Connell (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This is the basic guide every tenant needs--from finding a great apartment to dealing with roommate problems to getting your security deposit back on time. Whether you want to know how to persuade your landlord to make repairs or stop invading your privacy, <i>Renters' Rights</i> is for you. The book includes updated 50-state laws on key topics such as late rent fees, deadlines for the return of security deposits, protections against landlord retaliation, and more. Special sections on the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on rights and responsibilities.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Sooner or later it will happen ...</b> <p> The landlord ignores your repair requests. Your roommates are once again late with their share of the rent. Your upstairs neighbors party all the time. The landlord won't return your security deposit. How can you deal with these problems--and others--or prevent them from happening at all? Turn to <i>Renters' Rights</i> if you need to: <p><ul> <li>break a lease and leave early <li>sublet your apartment <li>deal with unwelcome landlord intrusions <li>resolve a dispute with your roommate <li>get your landlord to make repairs <li>collect your full security deposit when you move out <li>fight discrimination or retaliation, and <li>put your best foot forward when applying for a rental. </ul><p> This 10th edition is completely updated to reflect changes to state laws. It also includes more details on rent control and COVID-19-related advice for renters. <p> Are you a California resident? Check out <i>California's Tenants' Rights</i><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>This lively, practical and occasionally humorous new book... is another in the Nolo series that makes learning about legal topics interesting and almost fun. <i>San Jose Mercury News</i> <p> Get Portman's Renters Rights: The Basics... and research quirks in rental law specific to the state where your teen will be going to college. <i>Houston Chronicle</i> <p> If landlords nationwide were to recommend [this] book to renters, I'd bet only half of today's landlord/tenant problems would exist in the future. <i>Orlando Sentinel</i> <p> In this book of accessible advice for renters, chapters are organized chronologically, from finding and applying for an apartment, through leases and rental agreements, security deposits, repairs and maintenance, ending your tenancy, and getting the deposit back. Other chapters are devoted to discrimination, roommates, tenants' rights to privacy, landlord retaliation, and negotiating a settlement. In addition to an entire chapter on rent control, the rent control perspective is integrated into every chapter. Appendices give links for finding landlord-tenant laws online, plus many detailed charts comparing state laws related to aspects of renting, such as deposit rules and domestic violence situations. The reader-friendly layout includes many subheads, summary boxes, bullet points, web links, suggested books, and chapter ending key points. <i> Eithne O'Leyne, Editor Ringgold, Inc. ProtoView</i><br>
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